## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** From period start date: 08/06/2021 To period end date: 31/01/2022 Charity name: Fences & Frontiers Charity registration number: 1194720 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Fences & Frontiers aims to make London a
welcoming, supportive and inspiring place for
refugees and asylum seekers to live in and
settle.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|To achieve these aims Fences & Frontiers
runs cultural, physical, recreational and
educational activities for refugees and
asylum seekers. Participants are (non
exclusively) given opportunities to:
●
build friendships and gain a sense of
community
●
practice language skills in a natural,
relaxed environment
●
visit places of natural beauty and of
historic and/or cultural significance in
and around London| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We hereby confirm that the trustees have
had regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Over the period in question, Fences &
Frontiers ran:
●
5 walks in and around London, which
73 refugee and asylum seekers in
total attended.
●
5 Museum trips around London,
which 48 refugees and asylum
seekers in total attended.
This benefited the physical and mental
health of those who attended, and helped to
integrate refugees and asylum seekers into
British society more widely.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|During the period in question, the charity
raised £1,710, spent £2,013, and ended with
a final balance of £9,100.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|An equivalent of approximately three months
normal expenditure shall be kept
in reserve at any time, unless an exception is
agreed by a majority of trustees.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Three months expenditure are expected to
soon amount to approximately £2,500, so
the target reserve is accordingly set at this
amount. The actual reserves held at the end
of the financial year were £9,100, largely due
to a decrease in expenditure during the
COVID-19 pandemic, as normal activities
were paused for safety reasons. We expect
reserves to decrease in line with the target
amount as an increasing number of activities
are funded in 2022 and 2023.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **Additional information** |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principal source of funding is
donations from small donors, and grants
from The People’s Postcode Trust and the
Campaign for Rural England, London.| |---|---|---| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royalcharter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed by a resolution
passed at a properly convened meeting of
the charity trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment
as charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Fences & Frontiers| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |
Registered charitynumber|1194720| |Charity’s principal address|59A Bunyan Road,
London,
E17 6EY| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**
**Name of**
**person (or**
**body)**
**entitled to**
**appoint**
**trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||Lewis Garland|Chair|| |||Benjamin Taylor|Treasurer|| |||Cristel Sainz|Secretary|| |||Bethan Illman|Trustee|| |||Louise Coady|Trustee|| |||Neil McGarrigle|Trustee|| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name NA** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year NA** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **N/A** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**||| |---|---|---| |||| |**Full name(s)**|Lewis Garland|Ben Taylor| |||| |**Position (e.g. Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**|Chair|Treasurer| |||| |**Date**|01/10/22|| ## **Accounts (Receipts and Payments Format)** ## **Fences & Frontiers** ## **For the year ended 31 January 2022 Cash Basis** ## **Receipts and Payments account** ||**UNRESTRICTED**|**RESTRICTED**|**TOTAL**|**LAST YEAR**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts**||||| |Donations|2,960|-|2,960|4,176| |Grants|-|750|750|2,685| |**Total Receipts**|**2,960**|**750**|**3,710**|**6,860**| |**Payments**||||| |Activities and Ticket Costs|-|355|355|-| |Beneficiary Equipment and Supplies|-|251|251|1,079| |Transport|257|1,332|1,589|109| |Equipment for Trips|-|12|12|-| |Food and Other Consumables|159|68|227|29| |Health and Safety Costs|-|40|40|38| |Insurance|-|138|138|-| |Merchandise and Promotional Materials|139|89|228|40| |Translation Services|-|-|-|30| |DBS Checks|-|23|23|-| |Software and Digital Platform Subscriptions|279|-|279|362| |**Total Payments**|**834**|**2,308**|**3,142**|**1,687**| |**Net of receipts/(payments)**|**2,126**|**(1,558)**|**568**|**5,174**| ||**UNRESTRICTED**|**RESTRICTED**|**TOTAL**|**LAST YEAR**| |**End of year**||||| |Retained Earnings|6,974|1,558|8,532|3,358| |Current Year Earnings|2,126|(1,558)|568|5,174| |**Cash funds this year end**|**9,100**|**-**|**9,100**|**8,532**| Annual Accounts (Receipts and Payments format) Fences & Frontiers Accounts (Receipts and Payments Format) ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities** |**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
**LAST YEAR**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
**LAST YEAR**|**UNRESTRICTED**
**RESTRICTED**
**TOTAL**
**LAST YEAR**| |---|---|---| |**Assets and liabilities**||| ||**Monetary Assets**|| |||**Cash at Bank and in Hand**| |||Current Account - Lloyds Business Bank
9,100
-
9,100
8,532| |||**Total Cash at Bank and in Hand**
**9,100**
**-**
**9,100**
**8,532**| |||**Total Monetary Assets**
**9,100**
**-**
**9,100**
**8,532**| ||**Total Assets and liabilities**
**9,100**
**-**
**9,100**
**8,532**|| ## **Notes to the accounts** 1. These accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis, with all revenue and expenses shown on a cash basis. 2. The CIO has several funds: an unrestricted General fund and projects-specific restricted funds, here collated for simplicity under 'restricted'. The latter goes towards covering the costs of the charity's specific activities, namely a walking group, a museum visits group, and, in previous years, care packages for refugees and asylum seekers. 3. The CIO had no outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on the assets of the CIO. 4. No remuneration was paid to any trustee, nor were any personal expenses (e.g. train tickets for volunteers or trustees) covered during this period. ## Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees **Signature Print Name Date of approval** Annual Accounts (Receipts and Payments format) Fences & Frontiers